So many false stories get started about my friends the Monkees that I want to take this opportunity to get some of them straightened out.

Here are some answers to the questions that I am most often asked.

Love, Ann Moses

Q. Please tell me if it’s true that Davy and Peter had a fight over who was going to go out with a certain model named Denise. I can’t believe Peter and Davy would fight over such a silly matter. Also, is Davy going steady with Deana Martin? Peter with Leah? Micky with Samantha Juste? Please answer!

A. You’re right, Davy and Peter both value their friendship more than one date with a girl. Besides, neither of them has gone out with a girl named Denise. Davy dates Deana, but is not going steady with anyone. Peter no longer dates Leah. Yes, Micky is going steady with Samantha Juste.

Q. I’ve heard a rumor that Davy Jones and Micky’s sister Coco were going steady. Also, that Davy asked Coco to marry him, but she said no. Please clear up the mystery!

A. All I really need to do is print all the rumors about who Davy’s going steady with and instantly you would see he couldn’t possibly be engaged to all these girls at once.

Coco dates many boys and is very good friends with all the Monkees, but she has never actually “dated” any of them.

Q. Is it true Davy has been dating a 65-year-old lady? Please say this is not true, I don’t know what I’ll do if it’s true.

A. Davy couldn’t possibly be dating a 65-year-old lady, he’s been on tour for three months.

Q. I know Micky has a sister named Coco, but my sister’s friend knows Micky’s sister and she says her name is Gemia. It even says in the Los Gatos High Yearbook. Will you tell me if her name is Coco or Gemia?

A. Micky’s sister was named Gemia Marie Dolenz on the day she was born by her parents. On that same day Micky nicknamed her Coco Sunshine Marie Dolenz. Her nickname “Coco” has stuck and Coco says, “The only ones who call me Gemia are my mother when she gets mad, and some of my long-time friends.”

Q. No, No, No! Tell me it isn’t true! I recently heard that Davy was put in jail for three months. Tell me this is not true. Please! My lovable, dear, sweet Davy couldn’t have done what they said—not Davy!

A. It is not true.

Q. I’ve just read in the news that Mike and Phyllis Nesmith are expecting another baby. Since much of your time is spent interviewing the Monkees, could you tell me if this is really true? If it’s true I’d like to be the first fan to congratulate them and wish them lots of luck and happiness.

A. It’s true! We’re happy to announce that Phyllis and Mike expect their second child sometime in January. They’re hoping for a girl.

Q. Is it true the Monkees have a laughing machine on their TV show? Please tell me!

A. Like many shows that are made in Hollywood, the Monkees series uses “canned” laughter or laughter that is recorded on tape. They do this because it is impossible to have a live audience though they like this effect.

Q. It said in a newspaper that Davy Jones was seen at a discotheque with Marlene Dietrich. Is it true? I also read in a magazine that Davy said in these exact words, “Teenage birds bore me, I fancy Barbara Stanwick.”

A. Davy has never gone on a date with Marlene Dietrich. It is possible he was introduced to her at a club and someone wrote that they were together but it just isn’t so. Davy does dig “teenage birds”—all birds for that matter!